Bottle carrier



Sept. 1, 1925. 1,552,317

C. R. LAMB ET AL BOTTLE CARRIER Filed April 7, 1924 k y I Inventors: Charla filiamb 140137888, m1 zf'red .ZTLamb, I

Patented Sept. 1, 1925.

* UNITED STATES PATENTOFFICE.

CHARLES R. LAMB AND FRED T. LAMB, OF LEAVENYYORTH, KANSAS.

BOTTLE oARRI RR.

Application filed April 7, 1924. Serial No. 704,638.

T0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, CHARLES R. LAMB and F REDT. LAMB, citizens of the United States, residing at Leavenworth, in the county of Leavenworth and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bottle Carriers, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention. relates to a carrier for milk and other bottles and our object 1s to provide a. simple and inexpensive device of th1s character which is adapted to be quickly and securely applied to the neck of a bottle so that the same may be safely carried from place to place without danger of breakage.

With the usual method of carrying bottles by hand, they often slip from the hand, especially inv the case of children, causing the loss of the bottle and the contents thereof and a scattering of broken glass over the pavement.

The device may also be used to advantage by milkmen and others in lifting a bottle from a loaded case, this being accomplished with greater safety and convenience than 'by grasping the bottle directly with the hand.

lVith the above and other ob ects in view,

reference will now be had to the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of the carrier in position upon a milk bottle.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the carrier.

Fig. 3 is a cross section on line IIIIII of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4: is a side elevation of a modified form of carrier constructed of wire.

Referring now more particularly to the form disclosed by Figs. 1 to 3, inclusive, 2 and 4 designate a pair of levers arranged in tongs-like formation and connected at their intersecting portions by a pivot 6.

The lever 2 consists, preferably, of a pair of sheet metal members 8 connected by rivets 10 and curved in opposite directions at their lower ends to form a pair of jaws 11 adapted to fit the curvature of the neck A of a bottle B.

A finger piece 12 is connected to the upper portion of the lever 2 by the upper rivet 10.

The lever l consists of a pair of sheet metal members 14, which are spaced apart intermediate their ends as shown by Figs. 2 and 3 to admit the lever 22. The members 14 are secured together lower portions by rivets 16 and their lower ends are curved in opposite directions to form a pair of jaws 18 adapted to coact with the jaws '11 in. gripping the bottle neck A. i w

A thumb piece-20 is secured tothe lower portion of, the lever 4-. by thelower .rivet 16.

The upper ends of f the levers 2 ands have apertures 22 and 24, respectively, to receive the ends of a retrac-tile spring 26, which draws the upper ends of said levers 2 and 4 towards each other and thereby causes the aws 11 and 18 to firmly grasp the bottle neck 8. y

In practice when it is desired to place the device inv position on a bottle the finger piece 12 and the thumb piece 20 are en gaged by the forefinger and the thumb, re-

spectively, and pressed toward each other againstthe action of the spring 26 for the purpose of spreading the jaws 11 and 18 apart, so that they may be readily slipped over the beveled upper end C at their upper and of the bot- 9 tie and down into position. to seize the neck A. The finger piece 12 and the thumb piece 20 are then released, whereupon the spring 26' causes the jaws 11 and 18 to firmly sieze the bottle neck A, which can then be carried by the device without danger of the bottle slipping out of position. from between the jaws, the spring 26 serving as a handle whereby the device may be conveniently and safely carried. desired to remove the device from the bottle B, the finger piece 12 and the thumb piece 20 are again pressed toward each other to disengage the jaws 11 and 18 from the bottle.

In the modified form disclosed by Fig. 4, the parts are substantially the same in construction and operation as in the form disclosed by Figs. 1,2 and 3, as evidenced by corresponding reference numerals with exlVhen it is i ponents a, the chief difference being that i 5 two members secured together, a pair of aws extending in opposite dlrections from the lower ends of said members and curved to engage a bottle neck,'a second lever arranged in crossed relation to said first lever and consisting of two members fixed together at their ends and spread apart at their intervening portions to admit said first lever, a pair of curved jaws extending in opposite directions from the lower ends of the last-mentioned members for cooperating with the first-mentioned jaws in gripping the bottle neck, pivotal means connecting said levers at their intersecting parts, and a retractile spring connecting the upper ends of said levers, for the purpose specified.

2. A bottle carrier consisting of a tongslike device comprising two' crossed levers, a pivot connecting the intersecting portions of said levers, curved jaws at one end of said levers for coengagement with a bottle neck a retractile spring connecting the other end of said levers to constitute a handle and draw the jaws firmly into engagement with the bottle neck, a finger-piece on one lever, and a thumb-piece on the other lever, for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof we afiiX our signatures.

CHARLES R. LAMB. FRED T. LAMB. 

